The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, September 25, 2170

Full Moon Harvest MoonMicromoon

99.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
47°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.7%
Age
15.0 days
Distance
406,400 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
3064

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Harvest MoonMicromoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  2. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

Exact values

For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun185.10°
Phase angle6.52°
Illuminated fraction99.68%
Altitude / azimuth-43.8° / 320.9°
Right ascension / declination0h 35m / -0.64°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude7.86° / -4.09°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.02° / 5.78°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-4.68° / 1.38°
Position angle of the axis337.7°
Position angle of the bright limb110.9°
Apparent magnitude-12.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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